Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Julie Halard-Decugis and Janette Husárová.
Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Florencia Labat / Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals) Eva Melicharová / Helena Vildová (first round) Sung-Hee Park / Shi-Ting Wang (semifinals) Silvia Farina / Barbara Schett (first round)
Draw
External links 1998 ANZ Tasmanian International Doubles Draw